Settling In
Well here we are in our new home, all of our stuff is here and we are slowly but surely getting it all organized again.
Nick's parents came on Saturday to help us do some painting and preparing the house for the arrival of our stuff. It was a great help and we got the horrible blue bathroom and the burgundy bedroom painted. Our bathroom is now a nice, neutral beige and Wesley's bedroom has gone from burgundy to a bright, light blue. He loves it. Thanks Papa and Grandmaman for all of your hard work.
On Monday the truck arrived early in the morning and started unloading our stuff. They were done shortly after lunch. Our house was full of boxes and it was suggested that we not do any unpacking so the movers could do the unpacking on Tuesday and check to see if there was any damage. So we still lived in a bit of chaos on Monday evening. My parents also arrived on Monday to help us out. That proved invaluable during the unpacking on Tuesday. They provided two workers and Nick and I each had to partner with one. The mover unpacked the items and we had to put them away. It was fast, crazy work. Mom and Dad kept the kids busy and entertained while we worked. We got everything unpacked before lunch, which blew me away. We still don't have a spot for everything and I'm not entirely convinced that the things that are put away will stay where they are. We'll work that out over the next few weeks.
I still don't feel like I'm "home". It feels like we're living in someone else's house. We now have TV, phone and internet which at least helps us feel like we're connected to the outside world again. For example, we woke up on Monday morning and smelled smoke everywhere. We thought a neighbour had been using their woodburning stove, we had no idea that we were smelling the smoke of forest fires in Quebec.
We will also be getting our new appliances today. We figured out once we got into the house that our enormous plates don't fit into the dishwasher that was left here. It has a sprayer suspended from the top shelf that hits our plates. The new tall tub dishwasher should prevent that. Once we get the new fridge set up then I can do some real grocery shopping and be ready to cook in our house again!
Thanks for all your kind wishes and to those who have come over to help. If you're in the area, pop by any time. We'd love to see you!
Nick's parents came on Saturday to help us do some painting and preparing the house for the arrival of our stuff. It was a great help and we got the horrible blue bathroom and the burgundy bedroom painted. Our bathroom is now a nice, neutral beige and Wesley's bedroom has gone from burgundy to a bright, light blue. He loves it. Thanks Papa and Grandmaman for all of your hard work.
On Monday the truck arrived early in the morning and started unloading our stuff. They were done shortly after lunch. Our house was full of boxes and it was suggested that we not do any unpacking so the movers could do the unpacking on Tuesday and check to see if there was any damage. So we still lived in a bit of chaos on Monday evening. My parents also arrived on Monday to help us out. That proved invaluable during the unpacking on Tuesday. They provided two workers and Nick and I each had to partner with one. The mover unpacked the items and we had to put them away. It was fast, crazy work. Mom and Dad kept the kids busy and entertained while we worked. We got everything unpacked before lunch, which blew me away. We still don't have a spot for everything and I'm not entirely convinced that the things that are put away will stay where they are. We'll work that out over the next few weeks.
I still don't feel like I'm "home". It feels like we're living in someone else's house. We now have TV, phone and internet which at least helps us feel like we're connected to the outside world again. For example, we woke up on Monday morning and smelled smoke everywhere. We thought a neighbour had been using their woodburning stove, we had no idea that we were smelling the smoke of forest fires in Quebec.
We will also be getting our new appliances today. We figured out once we got into the house that our enormous plates don't fit into the dishwasher that was left here. It has a sprayer suspended from the top shelf that hits our plates. The new tall tub dishwasher should prevent that. Once we get the new fridge set up then I can do some real grocery shopping and be ready to cook in our house again!
Thanks for all your kind wishes and to those who have come over to help. If you're in the area, pop by any time. We'd love to see you!
posted by Sue Matthews at 11:34 AM
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Can't wait to see you in your new, much closer to Montreal, home!
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